Annelid symbiont assemblage and European stone crayfish − a deterministic relationship with implications for conservation management

The protected European stone crayfish, Austropotamobius torrentium, is a host to epibionts inhabiting its exoskeleton. Despite evidence of the close association of these epibionts to the crayfish and the beneficial services provided for the crayfish, the main factors influencing their occurrence, di...

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Main Authors: Berger Christian, Füreder Leopold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2017039